Who Will Protect Us Now?
June 1st, 2014 at 4:19 pm (Sermons)
Greater Than Can Be Imagined
May 25th, 2014 at 4:17 pm (Sermons)
Preached May 25, 2014 in Ankeny UCC
Acts 17:22-31
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Kingdoms of Love and Fear
December 22nd, 2013 at 5:08 pm (Sermons)
Ahaz seeks comfort from his prophet Isaiah. Isaiah provides the reassuring messages that Ahaz’s enemies will be destroyed, but as we look back on further events, we see that there is no peace in violent destruction. We look forward to a life built on God’s love, rather than on the hope of violence.
Sermon Text Isaiah 7:10-16
Preached December 22, 2013 in Ankeny, Iowa
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Prophetic Imperfection
December 15th, 2013 at 4:53 pm (Sermons)
A homily delivered December 15, 2013 at Ankeny UCC.
Sermon text Matthew 11:2-11
Where do we find our comfort and value? Do we look to the palaces of the mighty, or to the rough imperfections of the prophets? Where do we find our truth today? In the approval of those with higher status, or in the rough reality of our lives?
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The Polk County Wilderness
December 8th, 2013 at 4:43 pm (Sermons)
A sermon preached at Ankeny UCC on December 8, 2013
John the Baptist’s life in the margins, among a marginal people, and their vision for the future calls us to wonder where the unheard voices in our own lives might be. What drives people to the wilderness, and how can we bring them back in?
Sermon text Matthew 3:1-12
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